The parents of a teenager killed by an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger sandwich say a clinical trial launched in her name “would have meant everything to her”. The trial will investigate whether peanut and milk products can be used under medical supervision as a treatment to improve tolerance. Announcing it, Tanya and …
Goutam Das doesn’t remember much about his five weeks in intensive care with COVID-19. Mainly the nightmares, and struggling to breathe. “It’s almost like if somebody puts you underwater. It’s that kind of feeling… you’re just desperate for oxygen.” He’s now back at work and putting his ordeal behind him. But while he was in …
The parents of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to a Pret baguette have set up a ground-breaking trial with the aim of “making food allergies history”. Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse launched the trial to investigate whether commonly available peanut and milk products, taken under medical supervision, can be used as a treatment …
A Northern Ireland woman who survived three devastating cancer diagnosis is urging the public to listen to their bodies. Andrea Harvey, who is from Belfast but lives in Lisburn, began to suffer with back pain in 2008 and after investigation, she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. The 36-year-old, who has a teenage daughter, has since …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed concern Tuesday about an unusual outbreak of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, suggesting there appears to be at least some undetected transmission of the virus there and warning of the possibility that the outbreak could spread beyond UK borders. “We do have a level of concern that …
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A mum who says her life “started at 40” has been explaining how she dropped eight clothes sizes in four years. Clare McIvor, 43, decided she wanted to become a good role model for her children and joined a Slimming World group in 2014. Once weighing 23 stone and living with a food addiction, Clare …
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The 39-year-old, who has been living with debilitating symptoms since first contracting the virus in November 2020, revealed that she has been experiencing a range of symptoms from breathlessness to blurred vision. But it wasn’t until a fateful day back in November 2021 that she started to experience symptoms which worryingly reflected a heart attack …
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A woman has recounted the “terrifying” moment she knew something was seriously wrong with her husband, after he contacted her in a panic during a business trip. Marion Hinde, from Ellesmere Port, has shared her personal experience of her husband Tom being diagnosed with young onset dementia as part of Dementia Action Week. She has …
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A Scots nurse is grieving the loss of her fertility at the age of 28 after she claims she had to fight to convince the doctors something was wrong before her cervical cancer diagnosis. Lauren McNulty is currently receiving treatment for Stage 3C cervical cancer and has requested for a formal investigation into her care …
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A 35-stone woman who can’t fit in her bath said she fears she will die waiting on an NHS waiting list. Laura Davies said she’s “always been big” but started piling on the pounds when she started taking a new medication and ballooned from a size 22 to a size 32 in just four years. …
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